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- LGD code
- 230721
- Pincode
- 841438
- Post office
- Mirganj
- Population
- 1,707
- Households
- 301
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1084 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 322
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Penula Khas ची तुलना
By population, Penula Khas ranks #35 of 82 villages in Uchkagaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
−6.3% vs mandal average
- Penula Khas
- 48.9%
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 55.2%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,084
+50 vs mandal average
- Penula Khas
- 1,084
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
5.7
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Penula Khas
- 5.7
- Uchkagaon mandal
- 6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Penula Khas एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Penula Khas हे बिहारच्या गोपालगंज जिल्ह्यातील Uchkagaon ब्लॉकमधील 1,707 लोकसंख्येचे 301 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Uchkagaon ब्लॉकमधील 82 गावांत 35वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 49% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 55% पेक्षा 6 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,084 स्त्रिया. पिनकोड 841438 आहे, Mirganj पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 230721 आहे. गाव Harsidhi विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Krishnanandan Paswan. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 2,013, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
ग्रामपंचायत: Bairia Durg →
जवळच्या गावांची तुलना
शेजारी तुलना →| गाव | लोकसंख्या | साक्षरता | अंतर |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penula Khas · हे गाव | 1,707 | 49% | — |
| Pakri Sirikant · Uchkagaon | 2,034 | 61% | — |
| Bairia Durg · Uchkagaon | 1,644 | 49% | — |
| Sanah Madho · Uchkagaon | 864 | 53% | — |
| Lakhna Khas · Uchkagaon | 805 | 45% | — |
| Bairia Thakurai · Uchkagaon | 580 | 45% | — |
| Suraunian · Uchkagaon | 544 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Penula Khas
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MIRGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAIRIA DURG
- Total area (ha)
- 136
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 125.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य माहिती — Penula Khas
- LGD code
- 230721
- Pincode
- 841438
- Post office
- Mirganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,707
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,013
- Households
- 301
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1084
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purvi Champaran
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Harsidhi
- Member of Parliament
- Radha Mohan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishnanandan Paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Uchkagaon
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 841438
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Penula Khas
Uchkagaon मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 60+ →- Belsara
- Dahi Bhatta
- Sankhe Khas
- Sankhe Chhotka
- Jamsar
- Mohaicha
- Parsauni Khas
- Uchka Ganw
- Nawada Parsauni
- Luhsi
- Jhirwa
- Narayanpur
- Harpur
- Banki Khal
- Tilokpur
- Maqsudpur
- Narkatia
- Kaparpura
- Sathi
- Shampur
- Piprahi
- Arna
- Pirara
- Barhmani
- Salempatti
- Jamsari
- Pakri Sirikant
- Manbodh Parsauni
- Gurmha
- Itwa
- Rajapur
- Tulsia
- Siswaniya
- Birwat Bazar
- Harayia
- Bairia Durg
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)